Communication & Media Studies at University of Denver

If you plan to study communication and media studies, take a look at what University of Denver has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

DU is located in Denver, Colorado and has a total student population of 13,856. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 155 students received their master's degree in communications.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Communication & Media Studies section at the bottom of this page.

DU Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Communications
• Doctorate Degree in Communications

Online Classes Are Available at DU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

DU does offer online education options in communications for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

DU Communication & Media Studies Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in communications, making the school the #33 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communications Student Demographics at DU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications majors at University of Denver.

DU Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 155 students graduated with a master's degree in communications from DU. About 18% were men and 82% were women.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from DU, 60% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the communications master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 35% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Denver with a master's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	93
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism (Other)

Careers That Communications Grads May Go Into

A degree in communications can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CO, the home state for University of Denver.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Public Relations Specialists	5,180	$66,510
Editors	2,010	$59,120
Writers and Authors	660	$65,450
Communications Professors	620	$58,270
Reporters and Correspondents	570	$55,930

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By CW221 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.